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Mafia Boss vs Midnight Rider

Notes, accords, longevity, sillage, seasons and community ratings, side by side.

Updated 34 ratings analysed
Closely related
Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

No clear winner: the 4 categories split 2–2.

  • Mafia Boss

    Choose it for a leather and warm spicy character. Wins on sillage & projection and fragranxe ranking. Best in winter, evening wear.

  • Midnight Rider

    Choose it for a leather and tobacco character. Wins on longevity and value for money. Best in spring, evening wear.

Mafia Boss2/4
Midnight Rider2/4
Ratings & consensus
Not scored
Community sentiment
Not scored
Longevity
Midnight Rider
Sillage & projection
Mafia Boss
Value for money
Midnight Rider
Versatility
Not scored
Note pyramid (duration)
Not scored
Fragranxe ranking
Mafia Boss

Head-to-head breakdown

Every category side by side, with the winner called out.

Fragrance
Mafia BossBujairami
Midnight RiderTulpa Club
Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split
4.06/ 5 · 33 votes
Have 37%Had 3%Want 60%
5.00/ 5 · 1 votes
Have 18%Had 0%Want 82%
Category winnerNot enough dataRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate
58%Love
9%Like
21%Ok
6%Dislike
6%Hate

33 votes

100%Love
0%Like
0%Ok
0%Dislike
0%Hate

1 vote · too few to score

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores
⏱ Longevity79
〰 Sillage72
♥ Love / hate77
⏱ Longevity80
〰 Sillage50
♥ Love / hate100
Category winners

LongevityMidnight Rider

SillageMafia Boss

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it
¤ Price value88
¤ Price value100
Category winnerMidnight RiderBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both
leather100%
warm spicy92%
woody84%
animalic77%
tobacco69%
amber61%
leather100%
tobacco91%
animalic83%
amber74%
floral65%
sand56%
Scent match56%Closely related · both leather, animalic and tobacco

Note pyramid (duration)

Top, heart and base, with how long each lasts when known · gold = shared
Top
SpicesBergamotLemon
Heart
CedarwoodTobaccoAmber
Base
LeatherOudPatchouli
Top15-30 mins
LeatherFloral Notes
Heart2-4 hrs
TobaccoSand
Base6-9 hrs
SpicesAmber
InformationalShared notesSpices, Tobacco, Amber and Leather. Durations are only published for Midnight Rider, so this is not scored.

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season
Spring37
Summer11
Fall81
Winter100
Day22
Night100
Spring100
Summer0
Fall100
Winter100
Day37
Night100
Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes
Men90
Unisex3
Women6
Men100
Unisex0
Women0
Date 34%Casual 29%Party 22%Work 15%
InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#12,921

PerfumerAdam Bujairami

Launched—

Reviews7

Overall rank#52,708

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews0

Category winnerMafia BossHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

Mafia Boss by Bujairami hits the skin with an intense prickle of culinary spices, tart bergamot, and lemon. This sharp citrus opening quickly softens as tobacco leaf and dry cedarwood emerge in the heart. The base settles into a heavy resinous blend of dark leather, amber, patchouli, and smoky oud. It creates a dense,…

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Midnight Rider by Tulpa Club hits the skin with a bold blast of weathered leather and dry desert air. You get an immediate kick of raw hide softened by faint floral notes before dusty sand and cured tobacco take over the heart. The tobacco note smells dry, aromatic, and unburned rather than syrupy sweet. As the fragra…

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InformationalRead bothTaste is personal

How we score: ratings blend public fragrance ratings with Fragranxe member votes; longevity, sillage, value and sentiment are community vote scores, and season bars are relative to each fragrance's strongest season. Categories with too little data are shown but not scored. The scent match weighs accord overlap (60%) and shared notes (40%). More in the FAQ.

Common questions

Straight answers from the data above.

Which is better, Mafia Boss or Midnight Rider?

No clear winner: the 4 categories split 2–2. Mafia Boss is rated 4.06/5 from 33 votes; Midnight Rider is rated 5.00/5 from 1 votes. Choose Mafia Boss for a leather and warm spicy character. Wins on sillage & projection and fragranxe ranking. Best in winter, evening wear. Choose Midnight Rider for a leather and tobacco character. Wins on longevity and value for money. Best in spring, evening wear.

Which lasts longer, Mafia Boss or Midnight Rider?

They last about the same: Midnight Rider 80/100, Mafia Boss 79/100 for longevity in community votes.

Which projects more, Mafia Boss or Midnight Rider?

Mafia Boss projects furthest (Mafia Boss 72/100, Midnight Rider 50/100), based on community performance votes.

Do Mafia Boss and Midnight Rider smell similar?

Closely related: a 56% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share leather, animalic and tobacco accords. Common notes include Spices, Tobacco, Amber and Leather.

Is Mafia Boss or Midnight Rider better for summer or winter?

Mafia Boss suits evening wear; Midnight Rider suits evening wear. Based on community season votes.

What are the notes in Mafia Boss and Midnight Rider?

Mafia Boss has top notes of Spices, Bergamot and Lemon, heart notes of Cedarwood, Tobacco and Amber, a base of Leather, Oud and Patchouli. Midnight Rider has top notes of Leather and Floral Notes, heart notes of Tobacco and Sand, a base of Spices and Amber.

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